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Lonmin's South African platinum strike enters second day
ReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Labor strife in South Africa's platinum belt intensified on Wednesday as a wildcat strike across Lonmin's shafts entered a second day, raising fears that further violence could hit the country's credit rating....Tags: Africa, Metal and Mineral, Career and Workplace, South Africa, Moody's Corporation
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Commentary: True meaning of May Day: celebrating the worker
When I was a little girl, my mother would have us weave ribbons into our strawberry baskets and fill them with flowers. We'd then sneak up to our neighbors' homes, ring the bell and leave our beautiful little bouquets on their doorsteps. We'd squeal...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Labor Day
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May Day protest
FrameworkMay Day has moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest , with rallies and marches around the globe.... -
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Video of Utah slaughterhouse draws attention to 'ag-gag' laws
Amy Meyer was standing outside a slaughterhouse in Draper City, Utah, in February and said she saw what she had suspected: wounded animals being dragged to their deaths. Then she did what she had come for in this YouTube age and took out her cellphone...Tags: Misdemeanors, Trials, Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Need a raise? Want a tattoo? It's your lucky day
Now here’s a headline that probably has folks at companies like Qualcomm quaking: “Company offers raises to employees who get tattooed with its logo.” My colleague Ricardo Lopez reported Thursday on Rapid Realty, a New York real estate...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Qualcomm Inc., Labor Legislation, Lindsay Lohan
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Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 200 community, labor and immigration...Tags: AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Immigration, United Auto Workers
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May Day in New York: Protesting just about everything
NEW YORK -- There are many things to protest against in the world, and people rallying against a fair number of them took to one of New York’s iconic squares on May Day as part of nationwide rallies in celebration of the traditional workers holiday....
Tags: Phoenix (music group), Politics, Jamie Dimon, Manhattan (New York City), Career and Workplace
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$65M May Day Payday for 'Iron Man 3' as It Passes $300M Overseas
ReutersMay 02 (TheWrap.com) - May Day was a major payday for Disney and "Iron Man 3." The Marvel superhero sequel took in $65 million on Wednesday, a major holiday in many foreign countries, and raised its international total to $307 million. "Iron Man 3" is...Tags: Iron Man 3 (movie), Iron Man (movie), Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2 (movie), Thor (movie)
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Former Pope Benedict XVI moves back into Vatican
ROME -- The Vatican became the home of two living popes Thursday when former pontiff Benedict XVI took up residence in a house in the city-state’s garden. The unprecedented cohabitation with his successor, Pope Francis, began when Benedict arrived...
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
IMMIGRATION RALLY-MICHIGAN Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the...Tags: Boeing Co., Detroit Free Press, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigration, Elections
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Outrage over Bangladesh collapse spills into May Day rallies
Reeling from the deadly collapse of a building packed with thousands of factory workers, Bangladeshi laborers rallied Wednesday, marking May Day with renewed calls for workplace safety. The death toll steadily swelled in the aftermath of the disaster...Tags: Politics, Activism, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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